Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Ciclovía

Thousands Play in the Streets at First-Ever “Oaklavía”

By John Hamilton | Jul 7, 2010 | No Comments

On Sunday, June 27, Downtown Oakland opened two miles of its streets for traffic-free fun and activities — zumba dancing, circus arts, BMX bike competitions and performances from local musicians. Walk Oakland Bike Oakland (WOBO) partnered with the East Bay Bicycle Coalition, Oaklandish, Oakland YMCA, Cycles of Change, and other civic organizations to create the […]

Inspired by Streetfilms, Ciclovia Comes to Roanoke, VA

By Brad Aaron | Jul 15, 2009 | 2 Comments

Here’s a neat livable streets success story from Virginia. A short time back a woman named Andrea Garland dropped by the TOPP office in Manhattan. A transportation engineer and native of Colombia, Andrea now lives in Roanoke, where she is active in several cyclist and pedestrian groups. One of those groups, BikeWalk Virginia, is bringing […]

Summer Streets: The Wait Is Over

By Ben Fried | Aug 8, 2008 | 41 Comments

Well, almost over. It’s been two and a half months since we first heard that some sort of Ciclovia-style event was coming to New York. Tomorrow, Summer Streets will finally be upon us. To build up the anticipation just a bit more, we’re re-posting this classic from the Streetfilms archive. The spectacle of a 6.9-mile […]

Juan Valdez and Jay-Z Invite New Yorkers to Take to the Streets

By Aaron Naparstek | Aug 7, 2008 | 6 Comments

The City’s official Summer Streets web site and press release hit our inbox this morning. Jay-Z is joining Mayor Bloomberg and DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan in inviting New Yorkers to hit seven miles worth of car-free streets in Manhattan this Saturday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bringing it back full circle to Bogotá’s Ciclovia, […]

Wiki Wednesday: Ciclovía

By Ben Fried | Aug 6, 2008 | 3 Comments

With New York’s big Summer Streets premier less than 72 hours away, this week we’re highlighting the StreetsWiki entry on the mother of all car-free events, Bogotá’s Ciclovía. Actually, the phrase "car-free event" doesn’t quite do justice to a weekly gathering of a million people along 70 miles of streets. And as the authors note, […]

Car-Free Saturdays Will Open Path For Peds and Bikes From City Hall to 72nd

By Ben Fried | Jun 16, 2008 | 21 Comments

With several cities in addition to New York exploring the idea of car-free events modeled after Bogotá’s Ciclovía, Streetfilms produced this "express version" of their popular full-length video. Last month we reported that DOT was planning a major car-free event this summer in the mold of Bogotá, Colombia’s weekly Ciclovía. Details emerged on Friday in […]

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